52 Weeks. 2 Cooks. 1 Champion.

CHALLENGE FOURTEEN: SANWICHES

Hello long lost food loving friends! Its been a super super busy past few months! My lovely fiancé, Paige, and I have moved down to downtown Silver Spring! William has moved off to Pittsburgh and is being a brain doctor! I am currently studying for my PE exam and I’m sure Will has some crazy order of exams he needs to partake in as well. Apologies for anyone that was missing out on the delicious food we made in the past!

Whilst the competition has dwindled due to our busy schedules I am going to try to complete the task at hand in whatever spare time I have. Future postings won’t be a regular weekly occurrence but I will try to make them as often as possible. So without further delay, week fourteen’s challenge (we are now in the 37th week of the year! whoops!)

Sanwiches: Pork Belly Banh Mi

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Pork Belly Banh Mi

The Banh Mi has been experiencing a well-deserved moment in America. This Vietnamese street food with a French twist, usually consists of a baguette stuffed with pate, pickled veggies, cilantro, meat or tofu, and a mayonnaise spread. This luxurious twist to the French-Vietnamese hybrid will really get your taste buds going.

The rich, pork belly imparts loads of flavor and gives the sandwich a level of lusciousness that’s hard to equal. Accompanying vegetables include fresh cucumber slices, cilantro and pickled carrots and daikon in shredded form. The pickled radishes and carrots add a crunchy tang to help cut through the fattiness. Spicy chili sauce is normally found in bánh mì along with sliced fresh jalapeños, The chilies really brighten up the sandwich so add as much as you like, if you can handle it!

Making a Banh mi is all about preparation. Once you have your basic items ready for the banh mi, it won’t take that much more effort. The pickled carrots and daikon radishes can be made ahead of time and be stored in the fridge for a couple of weeks 1 month. The longer the pickled carrots and daikon are allowed to pickled, the more sour they become. So plan accordingly and pickle the carrots and daikon ahead of time for your menu planning.

This sandwich is super delicious. I suggest you make it as soon as humanly possible!